The Basilica of the National Shrine will join Marian Shrines from around the world in praying the Rosary live via satellite on Saturday, October 12, 2013, at 1:00pm. Come pray the Rosary and take part in this live worldwide broadcast event. The afternoon will begin with a welcome message from Pope Francis and will include the arrival of the original statue of Our Lady of Fatima to the Shrine of Our Lady of Divine Love in Rome. Other participating Shrines include Our Lady of Lourdes in France, Our Lady of Czestochowa in Poland, Our Lady of Aparecida in Brazil, Our Lady of Good Health in India, Annunciation in Israel, among others. If you cannot join us in person we invite you to join us in prayer; this event will be broadcast and streamed live by the Eternal Word Television Network. For those that cannot be here in person, we also invite you to light a candle at the National Shrine in Washington, D.C., the preeminent Marian Shrine in the United States. This event is free and open to the public, no tickets or reservations are required.

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